The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-07-21

The Thompson Falls road extended
along the course of the freshet,
and the thoroughfare is reported to be to-
tally destroyed for miles. A stage loaded
when the food came down the mountain
side. The driver just escaped by running
his horses to higher ground. The food
poured past for one hour, cutting a wide
channel and tearing deep chasms. Many
wagons and teams are reported swept
away, bridges destroyed and large dam.
age to property. 1t is feared that lives
have been lost. It is reported that the
mining towns OF Mountain City and York
will be nearly destroyed.
The sensational divorce case of EmmaJ
Arthur against Rev. G. M. Arthur Of d.
kota ended at GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, and q do
cree was granted.
President Fitzgerald, of the Irish league,
cabled Mr.. Parncll, saying that as the first
Treasurer O'ReilIy RENTS 100000 to help
the evicted tenants.
A band Of Kickapoo Indians take pos
session Of south st. Louis, and for a time
have things all their " way.
Robert Hartley and Mrs. Leyle were
drowned in the Delaware at Philadelphia.
An observer writes from Racine that Rev.
George Haddock's grave is utterly neglect
ed, and the earth is sinking beneath the
level Of the Surrounding surface.
The sloop mystery with a party OF forty
excursienists capsized off Barren Island,
New York. and 80 persons were drowned.
John Young, Brigham Young's youngest
Sol by his first wife, has q family OF ten
sons and ten daughters, and is forty.three
years old.
Henry s. Burk, one OF the best known
farmers OF St. Joseph. neal Hudson, Wis,
died very suddenly OF cholera morbus. Mr..
Burk was the principal in the great
real estate litigation at Duluth.
At Watertown. Oak, aswitchman named
Charles Larson was killed in the yard of
the Northwestern Railway company.
Rev. w. H. Hare, bishop OF South Da.
kota, administered the rite of confirmation
to q class Of four at Trinity Episcopal
church, Watertown Oak, before q large
congregation.
The steamer Merrimac, from Halifax for
some miles off Liverpool, N. 8. The pas
sengers 100 in number all got ashore.
The Baltimore Morning Herald publishes
q contribution giving an account of recent
interviews with Jefferson Davis. Mr..
Davis charges that the Federal govern
ment conspired during the late war to have
him assassinated.
Father John Rogers, the oldest priest in
New Jersey, died at New Brunswick, aged
seventy.nine years.
Rev. DR.. ]. Seldom Kennard OF Chicago
has received Q call to the Baptist church
at Sing Sing, N. Y.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul has issued q
CIRCULAR relating to the shipment Of freight
Ia all foS~A n~N~nS%yNn No nv a1S,no ~ &C.
soc1ations in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Dakota. All freight destin-
ed to any of these places will be charged
full rates to the fair, but returned at half
rates on certificate Of the secretary, within
ten days from the close of the fair. Race
horses are expected.
A Ere at Chicago, starting in William
Relser's saloon on Milwaukee avenue, de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property. To
escape the flames Mr.. Reiser jumped from
the second story window and was fatally
injured.
The Episcopal church and other build
100000,
Ex-Congressman ~Standiford OF Ken.
Gen. Walter G. Whitaker died at his
home in Kentucky.
Receiver John MeNulta, of the Wabash
~ q NAA W. A6nS4V .
tion 4 OF the interstate law SO far as it ap-
plies to traffic over his lines from Peoria
or Chicago to the east.
Alarge and rich vein of hematite ore has
been discovered at Big Bend, Wis.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has been for
hidden by her doctor to do any literary
work, and she will rest for the summer at
her home in East Gloucester, Mass.
The July governments report is very ia
vorable as to corn, but disheartening. as to
wheat.
Postoffce officials have intimated that
there will be O. strong effort made in the
next congress to extend the system OF mer-
chandlse in the mails, or the parcels post
system.
No new filings on indemnity lands have
been accepted at the Benson land Office.
There are reports OF q good many inves.
legations the coming winter, and If con.
gressrnen keep their promises the coming
| congress may rival that OF 1879 for the
number and bitterness OF its investiga-
tions.
It is ascertained that there has. been q
misunderstanding as to the authority OF
the accounting officers to examine the &C.
counts Of Bacon, the financial clerk OF the
patent office, recently deceased. The law
gives on Of the auditors Of the treasury
the right to examine the books at any
time. and the books are required to be al
ways open to him.
The Post il commenting upon the Cow
entry elections again urges upon the gov
eminent tho necessity for stronger meas
ures with regard to Ireland and an official
coalition between the Conservatives and
| Unionists.
The parnellites will fercely oppose the
Irish land bill a. 9 purely landlord meas.
ure.
IL is now the purpose Of the president,
when he leaves Washington, to 20 direct
ly to Holland Patent, N. y, whore he
will make q short visit with his sister,
after which he will go to Clinton, whichis
but q short distancefrom Holland Patent.
The day of Wednesday will be spent at
Clinton at the centennial celebration.
The passengers Of the wrecked steamer
Merrimac claim to have been robbed By q
drunken crew.
MI. Carnegie explains tho Edinburgh
counel chamber Incident, and declares
thetN r. 0lAine A. oyesNhelraed With kind
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